Social Networking and Education or Training

Social networking, using social media sites and apps, has become the most powerful means of commuication in the contemporary world we live in.  It is a must for marketing a business, and equally a must for any serious educator or training professional. Social media can provide us with an online class room with the same interactivity as a face to face class room, but available to participants anywhere, any time.  Here is a link to a graphical representation of different types of social media. 

A teacher's guide to social media

This infographic incorporates 25 ways teachers can use social media.

And here is a great slideshow setting out all the why's and how to's of using social media in adult learning:

Social media and the adult learner from Mervi Jansson

In our last meeting of the Peer Support for Mobile Technology group, we had Chris Maher come along ans share how he uses social media to promote his businesses and also how he used it in his recent political campaign.  It was a stunning revelation of the power of social media for marketing, but many of his principles and techniques could be adapted to drive learner engagement in your classrooms and courses.  For further information about what Chris talked about go to the Peer Support blog via the link on the right of this post.

I will be starting a special page in this blog which will contain further information and resources on social media and social networking in education.  Feel free to share what you know, or ask questions, either here, or in the soon-to-be-created page.